Mac's Fish and Chips opening Minneapolis spot

Dan Flanagan and his son Tom in front of their St. Paul location in July 2011. (Pioneer Press: John Doman)

(Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)

Minneapolis is about to get a taste of St. Paul's favorite fish and chips.

Mac's Fish and Chips owner Dan Flanagan said he and his son, Tom Flanagan, are getting ready to open a second location in the Tangletown neighborhood.

The storefront, near the corner of 54th Street and Lyndale Avenue, is about the same size as the first Mac's, which is to say tiny.

But Dan Flanagan said the space has a better layout and will allow customers to see the cooks cutting fries and battering and deep-frying fish. There will also be a few more seats than in the current Mac's, a former gas station at Hamline and Larpenteur avenues in St. Paul.

The Flanagans also hope to offer beer and wine in Minneapolis. The menu will be the same as St. Paul's.

Dan Flanagan said they are still looking for a spot for another Mac's in St. Paul, but they couldn't pass up the Minneapolis opportunity.

"The (neighborhood) demographic is one we feel fits us very well," he said.